“禁闭”常见的英文表达有 “confinement”、“solitary confinement”(特指单独禁闭)以及 “close confinement” 。具体使用哪种表达取决于语境:
confinement:
指被限制在某个地方,不能自由活动,可用于描述人或动物被限制在一定空间内的情况。
例句:The prisoner was sentenced to three months of confinement.(这名囚犯被判三个月的禁闭。)
solitary confinement:
强调单独禁闭,是一种将囚犯单独关押,限制其与他人接触的惩戒措施,常用于监狱管理场景。
例句:He was placed in solitary confinement as a punishment.(他作为惩罚被关进了单独禁闭室。)
close confinement:
同样表达禁闭的意思,侧重于描述被紧密地限制在一个狭小空间内的状态。
例句:The animals were kept in close confinement during the winter.(冬天,这些动物被关在狭小的空间里。)